Jane Reichhold’s translation of all of Basho was a massive undertaking (Kodansha, 2008) that brings 1011 poems together in one volume.
In addition, the Haiku Techniques Appendix is very helpful, and actually challenged and expanded some of my thinking on haiku.
Here are some ideas I think you’ll find useful.
Haiku use:
Association
Comparison
Contrast
Metaphoir and Simile (I wasn’t aware of this)
The Sketch (sketch from life–a strong practice)
Paradox
Pun or wordplay
Humor
Twist
Finding the Divine in the Common
Lightness (of tone, or maybe a coolness?)
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And from Basho–
rabbit-ear iris
it gives me an idea
for a poem
